Scabbard.



FREDERICK A. BRAGG, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SCABBARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed March 5, 1906. Serial No. 304.356.

To all wiz/om, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. BnaGo, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inScabbards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of scabbards g and it has forits object to provide a lining for the same made in two sections,whereby when the portion of the lining adjacent the upper or open end ofthe scab- 'bard becomes worn or broken by long use the upper section orportion of the same may bc replaced or reversed end for end.

Broadly, the invention consists in making the lining of scabbards in twosections, both sections being retained therein by friction alone,whereby they can be readily replaced whenever occasion requires, itbeing understood that the fit between the lining and metal case is avery close one. The scabbard itself is made of aluminium for lightnessand strength.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 isa longitudinal sectional view of the scabbard, showing the two-partlining and the usual covering for the same, preferably leather` Fig. 2is the same view as Fig. I, but with the parts in the position theyoccupy in the act of forcing outward the upper portion of the lining,the leather covering being wrinkled or folded at the bottom of thescabbard. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l.Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the upper removable portion ofthe lining'. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the blade inserted withthe sharp edge facing in the opposite direction from that shown in Fig.3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, o designates the scabbard proper,made, preferably, from aluminium for obtaining lightness and greatstrength. It is prefeably made from a single piece of seamless tubing,flattened so as to reduce the same to the usual shape in cross-sectionand omewhat drawn out at the end, both ends of the part ay being leftopen. The sides of the scabbard are preferably bent inward or bowedslightly, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the purpose of which will bedescribed hereinafter.

b designates the larger portion of the lining for the scabbard, while cdesignates the smaller and easily-removable portion of the lining andlocated at the upper end of the scabbard.

d designates the usual clip or cap at the upper end of the scabbardcarrying the usual hooks c and having the thickened rimffor limiting'the downward. movement of the blade into the s'cabba-rd r/ designatesthe usual covering for the scabbard of any suitable material, asleather.

It will be observed that the lining (designated by b) normally extendsbelow or beyond thc open lower end of the metal part a of the scabbard,designated at 7L, and that the covering g is stretched tightly over thispart, as clearly shown. As a result of placing the blade into andwithdrawing the same from the scabbard the upper end of the wooden orother lining becomes badly worn and cut by the point of the blade. Thelining in this condition is unsightly in appearance and also weakensthis part of the scabbard. In order to remedy this defect, I have madethe lining in two parts, as described, the upper part c, where the wearoccurs, being much shorter than the lower part l). To remove the part cfrom the scabbard after the same is bad y worn or broken, it is onlynecessary to place the lower end of the scabbard against some fixedsupport, and by eX- erting sufficient force the upper part c can bepushed outward to the position shown in Fig. 2, enabling the operator toentirely remove the same. A new piece of the short lining can then beinserted and the two parts then pushed back into place flush with theupper end of the metal cap or clip (Z, the scabbard being thensubstantially as good as new. It is to be understood that the piece cmay be made of metal or some easily-fusible material instead of wood, asI do not limit myself' to the use of wood alone. lIt will be observedthat the covering for the metal bodypiece o and the lower end of thelining b is wrinkled or puckered into the folded position designated ati, Fig. 2, but upon the insertion of a new piece c the covering is againstretched tightly over the lower end of the lining, as shown in Fig. 1.

The blade is shown in Fig. 3 in place and has on opposite sides of thesaine the longitudinal grooves or depressions r, the purpose of which isto prevent the sharpened edge thereof from coming into contact with thelining by reason of the bowed or bent-in sides of the scabbard casingand lining, as shown, engaging the edges m of the grooves vOO IOS

bard havinga seamless metal body portion open at both ends, a liningslidable within the body portion and made in two parts, one y extendingbeyond one end of the body portion whereby the other part of the liningmay be removed by exerting pressure on the part extending beyond the endof the body portion.

3. In a scabbard construction, a seamless body portion the inner sidesbeing symmetrically convexed to engage the longitudinal depressions inthe sides of a blade whereby the sharpened edge of the blade is keptJr'ree from contact with the interior walls of the scabbard asdescribed, and a divided lining for the body portion, as described. c

4. In a scabbard construction, a seamless metal body portion open atboth ends and having concaved sides, a sectional slidable lining for thesame of unequal dimensions, the larger section protruding from one endof the body portion, the smaller section being flush of the parts withthe opposite end of the scabbard, whereby when pressure is exerted onthe protrudto secure by Letters Pating section the two sections may be'slid within the body portion so that the shorter section may beremoved.

5. In a scabbard construction, a seamless metal body portion open atboth ends andhaving concaved sides, a sectional slidable lining for thesame ofunequal dimensions, the larger section protruding from one end ofthe body portion, the smaller section being ilush with the opposite endof the scabbard whereby when pressure is exerted on the protrudingsection the two sections may be slid within the body portion so that theshorter section may be removed, said lining being also convexed wherebythe longitudinal grooves in the sides ofthe blade are engaged by theconvex inner portions of the lining to prevent the sharpened edge of theblade from coming into contact with the interior wall of the scabbard.

6. As an article of manufacture, a scabbard having a seamless metal bodyportion open at both ends, a lining for the same made in two parts, oneof the parts extending beyond one end ot'y the body portion whereby theother part of the lining may be removed by exerting pressure on the partextending beyond the end of the body portion.

7. An improvedl article of manufacture, a scabbard having a liningmadein two parts and retained in'place therein by frictional re- Ysistance.

FREDERICK A. BRAGG.

Witnesses:

H. W. BOWEN, K. I. CLnMoNs.

